[nolu chan]

In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton noted that an impeachable offense is one that involves "the abuse or violation of some public trust" and "relate[s] chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself."

Under those standards, most Republicans in the House of Representatives concluded, Clinton did commit impeachable offenses by lying under oath and obstructing justice in the independent counsel's investigation of his affair with Monica Lewinsky.

[GOPcapitalist]

In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton noted that an impeachable offense is one that involves "the abuse or violation of some public trust" and "relate[s] chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself."

Exactly. And Hamilton's language has a very strong Blackstone tint to it.